U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM FRANCE
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: FRANCE
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CALENDAR YEARS (JAN-DEC) | JANUARY - MARCH
| COMPARISONS %
PRODUCT 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 | 2000 2001 CHANGE
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BULK AGRICULTURAL TOTAL................. 9,090 11,047 14,812 14,915 10,739 | 1,974 2,461 24.67
WHEAT................................. 0 0 0 9 0 | 0 0 -
COARSE GRAINS......................... 12 10 7 13 0 | 0 0 -
RICE.................................. 26 0 4 39 46 | 2 0 -100.0
TOBACCO............................... 3,956 3,258 5,400 7,601* 4,225 | 686 1,308 90.72
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 388 800 808 577 722 | 98 244 148.56
RAW COFFEE............................ 105 2,868 1,998 774 2 | 0 17 -
COCOA BEANS........................... 0 0 1,522 0 1,602 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 463 287 557 1,026* 785 | 254 212 -16.48
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 44 0 10 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 4,095 3,824 4,506 4,877 3,356 | 934 679 -27.26
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 176,652 178,752 180,077 216,691* 190,155 | 48,150 50,926 5.76
TROPICAL OILS......................... 138 76 16 33 14 | 0 3 -
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 4,249 4,198 3,900 4,378 5,252*| 1,142 1,496 30.95
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 1,976 2,344 3,002 4,854* 3,447 | 489 3,630 642.25
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 20,300 12,607 9,280 23,368 15,459 | 2,034 1,933 -4.98
HIDES & SKINS......................... 1,169 920 602 662 687 | 26 150 475.76
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 5,826 10,552 10,117 16,379* 15,490 | 6,608 3,330 -49.60
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 390 3,119 286 314 2,749 | 1,258 169 -86.55
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 43,855 45,663 46,991 50,189* 48,017 | 13,692 11,571 -15.49
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 1,667 2,160 3,713 6,857 2,615 | 592 947 59.87
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 97,083 97,115 102,170 109,654* 96,426 | 22,309 27,697 24.15
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 878,574 1,047,657 1,143,611 1,372,468* 1,257,032 | 263,903 226,699 -14.10
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 29,155 33,290 33,918 77,113* 75,615 | 12,817 12,577 -1.87
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 0 22 0 841 2,699*| 984 205 -79.18
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 2,255 2,355 2,681 3,115 446 | 105 58 -44.71
CHEESE................................ 62,813 71,226 69,558 73,094* 68,496 | 13,045 11,631 -10.84
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 68,514 58,554 56,546 69,099* 66,538 | 18,236 13,421 -26.40
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 141 186 445 521 446 | 351 125 -64.22
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 3,392 4,457 7,437 8,326* 1,642 | 473 356 -24.68
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 16,580 20,931 19,701 24,975 27,626*| 7,213 9,910 37.40
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 3,312 2,671 3,773 4,479 3,575 | 937 1,805 92.59
TREE NUTS............................. 622 795 749 896 950 | 287 37 -87.28
WINE AND BEER......................... 620,856 761,379 857,102 1,009,007* 900,053 | 187,943 156,315 -16.83
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 3,303 3,588 3,389 3,551 3,393 | 961 890 -7.42
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 19,895 40,187 27,669 27,714 12,836 | 6,057 3,274 -45.95
SPICES................................ 7,498 7,504 7,168 7,869 5,912 | 1,516 1,441 -4.91
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 40,239 40,512 53,476 61,869 86,807*| 12,978 14,653 12.91
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 79,781 97,888 116,988 121,472 157,151*| 16,885 21,006 24.41
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 522 596 854 976* 903 | 223 142 -36.17
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 521 657 69 170 257 | 2 49 1930.9
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 8 15 16 2 82*| 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 3,860 8,335 9,713 8,344 32,964*| 2,656 5,563 109.48
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 74,871 88,285 106,336 111,979 122,945*| 14,004 15,252 8.91
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 17,984 3,381 7,425 7,515 7,362 | 771 2,261 193.12
SHRIMP................................ 0 24 0 0 163 | 0 0 -
TUNA.................................. 15,101 177 3,741 57 0 | 0 0 -
LOBSTER............................... 4 16 6 12 9 | 0 0 -
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 0 39 11 0 0 | 0 167 -
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 0 5 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 2,878 3,121 3,667 7,445* 7,190 | 771 2,093 171.43
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 1,064,315 1,237,456 1,338,500 1,604,074* 1,457,926 | 314,027 280,085 -10.81
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 1,162,080 1,338,726 1,462,913 1,733,060* 1,622,440 | 331,683 303,352 -8.54
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov